Tomorrow, April 27th, Dave will be on Radio MOMO (79.0 FM). He will be on with D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu in 「Let's Enjoy English!」. The program is about 15 minutes long. Chiaki and Dave will practice some basic English conversation talking about Golden Week and asking people about their job.
Date: April 27th (Thursday)
Time: ～5:15 pm
Station: Radio MOMO - 79.0 FM
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Come join NEO for a summer picnic! Meet other students, make new friends, practice English, and enjoy the sunshine. This event is open to all - adults and children, friends and family, new students and NEO veterans alike!
夏のピクニックを行います。いろんな生徒さんと知り合いになったり、新しいお友達を作ったり、英語を話して楽しみましょう！どなたでもご参加頂けます。（大人、子供の生徒の方、お友達、ご家族）
Date: Sunday, May 14
Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: 二日市公園
If you have any questions, please call or ask us at NEO!
For those that don’t already know, Dave and I are cousins. Our moms are sisters, although we grew up in different areas. We have quite a large family.
This is our grandmom, Eleanor Ruch. Sadly, she passed away on April 12. She had suffered a serious stroke about two weeks ago and was being monitored closely at her retirement home. Of course, many of our aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives came to see her, but she never really recovered. She died peacefully in bed.
Grandmom was born in 1927. She would have turned 90 on April 22. She was married to our granddad for 57 years before he died in 2005. They had 8 children together and worked hard to raise them well. There are now 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren in the family!
It’s hard when a loved one dies, especially when you’re away from home. But we have a lot of good memories of our grandparents - parties and family barbeques, home-cooked meals, watching TV and chatting, cleaning up leaves from the yard. We also have a good network of family members back at home and plenty of old photos to remind us of her.
We love you, Grandmom!
We had our cherry blossom viewing party on Sunday. The weather was rainy early in the morning, but it turned into a nice day. Many of our students and friends came out to enjoy the view with us. There were over 50 people at one point.
Thank you for coming out everybody!
Good morning friends! Are you awake yet? I woke up at 5 am and it was still raining a little, so I just came out now to get us a spot. The bare dirt areas are extremely wet and puddly, so I got us a nice grassy spot. We will be on the SOUTH side of the bridge. Just at the bottom of the big ramp. Please use these pictures to orient yourselves. If you can't find us, please call me at 090-3746-3283. I don't think it will rain anymore, but if you plan to stay until evening, you should bring something warm to wear. Also, there are not really any convenience stores or supermarkets nearby, so stock up on booze and food on your way. Of course there are also food stalls along the river selling festival foods and beers. See you all soon. I will come back here before noon if anybody plans on coming early.
4月になり日本らしさがあちこちに溢れています！
私個人の話では、学校給食が始まるまではお学童保育へ持たせるための「お弁当作り」です。
キャラ弁だけは勘弁願いたいと思い、それなりに色に工夫をして日々持たせています。
ある日、帰宅後にいきなり「ウィンナー入れて」と言われて目を白黒させられたのですが、どうやら他のお友達のお弁当を見てタコさんウィンナーの存在を知ったようです。
私のお弁当にまつわる思い出は玉子焼きです。
アメリカに住んで間もないころ、通っていた中学のschool lunchはいつもcafeteriaで買って食べており、土曜日の日本語補習校では母が日本式のお弁当を持たせてくれていました。
住み始めて半年、少し様子にも慣れた頃、なぜかたまたまその日は現地校に日本式のお弁当を持っていきました。自慢したかった気持ちもあったのだと思います。
そこでクラスメートが玉子焼きを指して何か言うので「これは卵だよ」というと”Eeｗ!"と言われ、ショックだった記憶があります。ゆで卵でも炒り卵でもない卵料理を見て気持ち悪かったのでしょうね。
相手の食べている食べ物を指してその反応は失礼だな、と思うと同時に、言いたいことを言える正直さがひどく印象に残っています。
これにはオチがあり、eew!と言われて腹が立って、嫌がる彼女に一口食べさせたところ、あっさりとOh, this is good!と言われ、これまた自分の意見をあっさりと変える素直さに拍子抜けしたのでした。
皆さんの卵焼きはしょっぱいですか？甘いですか？